tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41495155976181574312024-03-13T12:53:13.107-07:00Mmm...CafeChelsea and Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656984676116519066noreply@blogger.comBlogger434125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149515597618157431.post-55303383085631428412014-11-28T18:59:00.004-08:002014-11-28T18:59:43.414-08:00Homemade Samoa Bars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are always on the lookout for a new sweet treat. I am constantly baking with my boys to keep us all entertained during the day, especially in the winter. To top that, my hubby is constantly searching magazines and the internet for new food that he or I can whip up. He found these and I just had to make them. They are super impressive for company, so perfect for this season! I will tell you, I double the shortbread recipe, we LOVE to have a thick shortbread on the bottom of these decadent bars. Actually, we love double the crust on pretty much everything!</span></div>
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<b id="docs-internal-guid-b759147d-98d8-1909-a0ee-9ddfbf1f057c"><b id="docs-internal-guid-b759147d-98dd-c585-9551-b9f5be1fd3a0"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the mood for light snack that will have you going back for more, and more, and more?? These are it. I have made these multiple times, most recently for our superbowl party. Everyone was diving in and fighting for the last bites...okay so I was fighting for the last bites. Not to mention the cheesy, delicious flavor that the gruyere cheese sauce adds. I was basically drenching each and every bite in the creamy sauce right before it hit my tongue! I am 100% addicted to these salty, chewy morsels. I hope I can get you addicted, too!</span></b></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chewy Pretzel Bites with Gruyere Cheese Dipping Sauce (recipe below)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 1/2 cups (10 1/2 ounces) all-purpose flour</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 cup (8 ounces) very warm water</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1/2 cup (4 ounces) warm water</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 tablespoons baking soda</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In a large bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer, place the flour, salt, sugar and yeast. Mix to just combine. Add the water and mix well, adding more flour, as needed, a bit at a time to form a soft, smooth dough that clears the sides and bottom of the bowl. Knead the dough, by hand or machine, for about 5 minutes, until you get a really soft dough that isn’t overly sticky. Lightly flour the dough and place it in a plastic bag (like a zip-top gallon size bag); close the bag, leaving room for the dough to expand, and let it rest for 30 minutes or up to 60 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Preheat your oven to 500°F. Prepare two baking sheets by lining them with parchment paper or lightly greasing them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Transfer the dough to a lightly greased work surface, and divide it into about four pieces of equal size, and roll into snakes about 1-1.5 inches thick. Allow the pieces to rest, uncovered, for 5 minutes. While the dough is resting, combine the 1/2 cup warm water and the baking soda in a liquid measuring cup (deep enough to dip the pretzel bites into). Lightly stir up the mixture right before adding each pretzel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cut each strip of dough into about 6-8 pieces, about 1 inch in width. Dip each pretzel bite in the baking soda solution (this will give the pretzels a nice, golden-brown color), and place them on the baking sheets. Sprinkle them lightly with coarse, kosher, or pretzel salt. Allow them to rest, uncovered, for 10 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bake the pretzels for 7-8 minutes or until they’re golden brown. Bake one sheet at a time – it won’t hurt the other pretzels to chill out for a little longer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Remove the pretzels from the oven, and brush them thoroughly with the melted butter. Eat the pretzels warm, or reheat them in an oven or microwave on low heat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recipe from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1/2 cup grated gruyere cheese</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Melt butter in small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add flour and whisk, cooking for one minute. Then, gradually whisk in 1 1/2 cups milk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Increase heat to high; bring to a low boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer until mixture is thickened, stirring constantly, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and add cheese, stir until melted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In a food processor, finely blend raw almonds. Add all remaining ingredients except chocolate chips to food processor and blend thoroughly. Stir in chocolate chips. Roll into 1" balls and freeze for at least 30 minutes. They can remain in the freezer in a ziplock bag for up to three months. Enjoy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recipe from Tennille</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Makes 48 ping pong size balls</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recipe from Epicurious.com</span></div>
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</b></b>Chelsea and Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656984676116519066noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149515597618157431.post-70765618306156992232014-02-20T13:15:00.000-08:002014-02-20T13:15:00.364-08:00Pan Fried Panko Lemon Chicken<b id="docs-internal-guid-47ce8ca9-46d5-4261-9786-db0abd6390bd"></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pan Fried Panko Lemon Chicken</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed, halved horizontally*, and pounded to 1/2-inch thick</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sprinkle each side of the chicken cutlet lightly with salt and pepper. Combine Mozzarella and Provolone cheese in a bowl, set aside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In a shallow dish, whisk together flour and egg until smooth. (yes in the same dish...I had never done this before but it worked great!) In a separate shallow dish, toss together Panko bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, oregano, lemon zest, garlic powder and 1/4 tsp pepper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Working with 1 chicken cutlet at a time, dredge chicken in egg mixture coating both sides and allowing excess to run off, then immediately transfer to panko and parmesan mixture and coat both sides with mixture, while pressing gently to allow crumbs to adhere. Transfer chicken to a plate and repeat process with remaining chicken cutlets. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pour olive oil nto a 10-inch non-stick skillet and heat over medium-high heat. Once oil is hot, add 2 coated chicken cutlets and fry without moving them until bottom is crispy and golden brown, about 2 minutes, then using metal tongs rotate to opposite side and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes longer. Transfer fried chicken to a large plate lined with paper towels to drain. Repeat process with remaining 2 pieces of chicken.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Place cutlets on rimmed baking sheet, sprinkle tops with Mozzaralla cheese mixture and transfer to preheated oven to bake until internal temperature registers 165 degrees on an instant read thermometor, about 12 minutes (you can broil during the last 1 - 2 minutes if desired). Remove from oven and garnish with lemon slices or wedges, serve warm. Squeeze fresh lemon juice from lemon slices over chicken just before enjoying.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recipe from Cooking Classy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Heat a large pot over medium-low heat and add olive oil. Add in the onion, peppers and garlic and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add in the cumin, paprika, salt and pepper and stir. Add the in shredded chicken, beans and chicken stock. Increase the heat and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stir in the quinoa, half and half and grated cheese, stirring well until the cheese is melted. Reduce the heat to low and cook for another 5 to 10 minutes. Taste and season additionally if desired. Serve with extra cheese, chips and lime wedges.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recipe from howsweeteats.com</span></div>
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<b id="docs-internal-guid-448d1f2e-27be-adc1-5ce6-fdb902bd9ba6"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s Valentine’s day!!! I had the best intentions of decorating my house this year for this romantic holiday....but this month has come and gone so quick! I missed it. Oops. Better luck next year, I guess:). I did get around to making these amazing little morsels, however. If you want your valentine to gain about 5 pounds, make them an entire batch of these! (I’ll warn you though, you will end up helping them eat every.last.one!) You know me, peanut butter and chocolate are my weakness. Make it white chocolate, and I melt. Literally! Enjoy!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Peanut Butter Chocolate Dipped Pretzels</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 cup creamy peanut butter</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 Tbs. butter, softened</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1-16 oz. bag Pretzels</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">6 squares chocolate (or white chocolate) almond bark</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Line a baking sheet with wax paper and set aside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mix peanut butter and butter together. Scrape down bowl, add sugars and beat until combined. You should be able to roll the mixture into balls without sticking to your hands. Add more powdered sugar until you reach this consistency.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roll the mixture into small balls. Sandwich the balls between two pretzels and place in the freezer for 30 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Melt the chocolate according to package directions. Stir occasionally until smooth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dip each pretzel bite halfway into the melted chocolate and place on the prepared baking sheet. Let sit until the chocolate is set. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Makes approx. 75 pretzel sandwiches</span></div>
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</b>Chelsea and Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656984676116519066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149515597618157431.post-7513381845292340262014-02-05T11:37:00.000-08:002014-02-05T11:37:00.862-08:00Neiman Marcus $250 Chocolate Chip Cookies (Amanda Style)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">12 ounces semi sweet chocolate chips</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4 ounces milk chocolate, grated</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Measure oatmeal and blend in a blender to a fine powder. Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder and soda.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Add chocolate chips, grated Hershey Bar. Roll into 1 inch balls and place 2-inches apart on a cookie sheet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bake for 10 minutes at 375° or until golden.</span></div>
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</b>Chelsea and Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656984676116519066noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149515597618157431.post-28607719141299886982014-02-02T18:26:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:39:35.153-08:00Artisan Bread<b id="docs-internal-guid-61ed7cd8-dae3-535b-c6b9-81cf3a6a3a30"></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">6 1/2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting dough</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In a large bowl mix yeast and salt into 3 cups lukewarm water. Stir in flour, mixing until there are no dry patches. The dough will be kind of stickey-don’t worry! Cover lightly with a kitchen towel. Let the dough rise at room temperature 2 hours (or up to 5 hours).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bake at this point or refrigerate, covered in an airtight container, for as long as two weeks. When ready to bake, cut in half with serrated knife to make 2 loaves. Turn the dough in your hands to lightly stretch the surface, creating a rounded top and a lumpy bottom. Put the dough on a piece of parchment paper set on a pizza peel or a rimmed baking sheet turned upside down. Let the dough rest for 40 minutes for room temperature dough; if you have used the dough out of the refrigerator, let it rest for 1 1/2 hours. Repeat with remaining dough or refrigerate it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Place a broiler pan on the bottom rack of the oven. (BROILER pan...this is important. I learned my lesson the hard way-hot glass pan+water (that will be added in a later step) = shattered glass. Everywhere. It was not fun...but my bread still turned out great!) Place a baking stone on the middle rack and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Heat the stone at that temperature for 20 minutes before baking.</span></div>
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</b>Chelsea and Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656984676116519066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149515597618157431.post-37632287693331210792014-01-30T13:56:00.001-08:002014-02-04T11:40:04.396-08:00Easy Roasted Chicken<b id="docs-internal-guid-07a569d7-e503-54f7-3a0c-3376d828aca9"></b><br />
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<b id="docs-internal-guid--4f6458c-e39d-a842-bfa0-d9899d65ce55"><b id="docs-internal-guid--4f6458c-e39d-a842-bfa0-d9899d65ce55"><b id="docs-internal-guid--4f6458c-e39d-a842-bfa0-d9899d65ce55"><span style="color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b id="docs-internal-guid--4f6458c-e39d-a842-bfa0-d9899d65ce55"></b>This soup is on my menu again, and I wish I could it eat daily! The perfect tiny kick from the curry, the sweet apple cider vinegar, the fresh cilantro. And, of course, the rich, creamy sweet potato. I can't wait for dinner!!</span></b></b></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 (8 ounce) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, at room temperature</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1/2 cup sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">15-20 wonton wrappers</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spoon about 1 Tbs. of mixture into center of wonton wrapper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Serve with Avocado dipping sauce, above.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wonton recipe from food.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sauce recipe from avocadocentral.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Serves 4-5 as a side dish</span></div>
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</b>Chelsea and Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656984676116519066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149515597618157431.post-48640024447951900862013-10-21T13:45:00.000-07:002013-10-21T13:45:00.126-07:00Pumpkin Pie Bars<b id="docs-internal-guid-31b5f1e6-94aa-3a80-b8dc-c839e6df22dc"></b><br />
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<b id="docs-internal-guid-31b5f1e6-94aa-3a80-b8dc-c839e6df22dc"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m not a pumpkin pie fan. I feel like it is usually extremely underseasoned, and I hate the fact that the crust is about 1/16th of the piece of pie. I am a crust girl! I want as much crust as pumpkin filling, and so that’s how I made these delicious bars. I added and almost doubled the spices from the original recipe, as well as bulking up the crust quite a bit for a heartier bite. These keep me going back for more, which is something I just can’t say about the usual pumpkin pie! I’ll be making these for Thanksgiving this year, no question!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pumpkin Pie Bars</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 cup butter, softened</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 cup all-purpose flour</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3/4 cup white sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3/4 teaspoon ground ginger</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Mix in flour. Fold in oats. Press into a 9x13 inch baking dish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bake in preheated oven 15 minutes, until set.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In a large bowl, beat eggs with white sugar. Beat in pumpkin and evaporated milk. Mix in salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and pumpkin pie spice. Pour over baked crust. Bake in preheated oven 35-40 minutes, until set. Let cool, then refrigerate for a few hours before cutting into squares. Serve with whipped cream!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Highly adapted from allrecipes.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Makes 20 bars</span></div>
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</b>Chelsea and Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656984676116519066noreply@blogger.com322tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149515597618157431.post-26757284106596693912013-10-16T13:28:00.000-07:002013-10-16T13:28:00.231-07:00Applesauce Oat Muffins<b id="docs-internal-guid-031838b6-949b-e592-2655-962d6cf9eb49"></b><br />
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<b id="docs-internal-guid-031838b6-949b-e592-2655-962d6cf9eb49"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have a hard time thinking of good, healthy snacks for my family. I am always reaching for the same things, which we all get sick of, and quick! When I saw these posted on my friends blog, I had to give them a try. And guess what?! My kids devoured them, I couldn’t stay away, and, this is the big shocker...My husband ate them. He even took them to work with him the next day for a snack. Seriously this just doesn’t happen. He always eats the same snacks, so this was monumental! I hope your family enjoys them as much as we do!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Distribute the batter evenly among the 12 muffin cups. (I LOVE to make mini muffins-that way my young kids don’t waste 1/2 of the serving that I give them! If doing so, bake for 9-10 minutes.) Bake regular size muffins for 13-15 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Don't overbake or the muffins will be dry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recipe adapted from Melskitchencafe.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Makes 12 regular size muffins, or 48 mini muffins</span></div>
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</b>Chelsea and Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656984676116519066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149515597618157431.post-28400269879240318502013-10-11T13:40:00.000-07:002013-10-11T13:40:00.612-07:00White Cheddar Broccoli Soup<b id="docs-internal-guid-427ae9b5-94a5-06b0-8611-c74e5e39bbfe"></b><br />
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<b id="docs-internal-guid-427ae9b5-94a5-06b0-8611-c74e5e39bbfe"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fall has arrived here! I had a crazy baking/cooking day last week and whipped up all sorts of delicious fall-flavored foods. Of course, soup had to be on the list, and I served it along with the best bread I’ve ever made, </span><a href="http://mmmcafe.blogspot.com/2013/10/homemade-bread.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Homemade Bread</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. This dinner made me happy, happy! I was “mmmm-ing” after each and every bite. The tart white cheddar gives this creamy soup a different flavor than you are used to in broccoli soup, and it kept me wanting more and more. This soup will be on the menu shortly in the future, and for the coming cold, cold months. It’s a quick fix, and with baby #3 headed our way, I’m going to need a few, or a lot, of these meals!</span></b></div>
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<b id="docs-internal-guid-427ae9b5-94a7-08f0-af8b-af2492aa5324"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">White Cheddar Broccoli Soup</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1/3 of a large yellow onion, roughly chopped</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In a large saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Add onion, garlic, salt and pepper, and saute until onions are translucent, about 3 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Add flour to saucepan and stir until flour has soaked up all the moisture. Cook for 1 minute.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Add stock a little at a time, mixing the soup thoroughly to incorporate all ingredients and work out any flour-onion-garlic lumps that may have formed. When all stock has been stirred into mixture, add the milk and stir to combine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bring mixture to a simmer and add broccoli. Simmer over medium heat until soup has thickened slightly, about 10-15 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Remove soup from heat and break up broccoli and onion chunks using an immersion blender. If you don’t have an immersion blender, you can transfer the soup to a regular blender in small batches or use a potato masher. (Make sure not to have the lid on tightly...hot liquid in a vacuum sealed blender=pressure steam burn. Just put a towel over a slightly cracked lid to allow steam to escape).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Return soup to heat and simmer another 5 minutes.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Remove soup from heat and stir in shredded white cheddar cheese. Stir until all cheese is melted. Ladle into bread bowls and serve immediately, garnishing with extra sharp cheddar cheese.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recipe from </span><a href="http://www.lifeasastrawberry.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.lifeasastrawberry.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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</b>Chelsea and Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656984676116519066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149515597618157431.post-48590668563863901592013-10-07T13:20:00.002-07:002013-10-07T13:20:47.379-07:00Homemade Bread<b id="docs-internal-guid-32cbd97b-9492-5d7b-a960-0adbf0aceb42"></b><br />
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<b id="docs-internal-guid-32cbd97b-9492-5d7b-a960-0adbf0aceb42"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Alright, here I am admitting that I have honestly never, ever, made wonderful white bread. I have made great rolls, great pizza dough, but NEVER great bread. I don’t know what it has been, but I do know that it has always been a struggle for me. My luck, my skills, something has changed...and I’m pretty stinking sure that it wasn’t me, but this recipe! Every bite of this bread has been divine. From the second out of the oven that I consumed at least 3 slices, to my lunch today that made one of the best grilled cheese’s I have ever eaten in my life. It is a big, fluffy loaf with the most delectable moist center. Perfect plain, as toast, dipped in soup, or used as sandwich bread...I have done all of these methods in the last 2 days and I would do them all again in a heartbeat!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 cups warm water</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5-7 cups flour, white or wheat (can use more if needed)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Place the yeast and sugar in a small bowl. Pour the warm water (not too hot) over the yeast mixture and let it sit for 15-20 minutes, or until nice and bubbly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Combine melted butter, sugar, evaporated milk and salt into a large mixing bowl. When your yeast mixture is ready add them together and mix.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are using a stand mixer put on your bread hook and then pour in 3 cups of flour. If not you can stir/knead it as well. Then add in 1 cup of flour at a time and mix. When you get to 5 cups of flour in the bowl, add in 1/2 cup more of flour at a time until the dough is no longer sticking to the sides. You'll know it's ready when your fingers no longer stick to the dough.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Then cover the ball of dough and sides of the bowl with shortening and cover the bowl with a warm towel. Set by the window and allow it it rise (approx 1.5 hours). When it has risen over the bowl punch it down and place on a floured service.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cut dough into two pieces and roll them out into a rectangle. Roll the dough up and place into 2 greased bread pans.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let the bread rise again, and when it looks like a good loaf of bread place them in the oven at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes. When the bread is done, coat the top with butter and remove onto a cooling rack.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recipe from iheartnaptime.net</span></div>
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</b>Chelsea and Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656984676116519066noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149515597618157431.post-1863793763960304182013-10-01T13:29:00.000-07:002013-10-01T13:29:00.764-07:00Garlic Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops<b id="docs-internal-guid-1ad46e67-2d9a-e1f7-87fb-818ef5c9a8e4"><b id="docs-internal-guid-1ad46e67-2d9b-a2ec-85d2-3b81e9718c87"></b></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spread parmesan cheese in a shallow dish. Beat eggs in another shallow dish. Spread bread crumbs in a third shallow dish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If needed, use a mallett to flatten pork chops to 1/2 inch thickness, any thicker and they will be hard to cook! Pat the pork chops dry with paper towels. Combine salt, pepper, sage, and thyme, and sprinkle generously over both sides of chops, pressing seasonings into meat with your fingers. Bread pork chops one at a time by first dredging seasoned chops in parmesan cheese, coating both sides completely, patting to adhere. Then, using tongs, carefully dip both sides of chops in egg mixture, letting excess drip back into dish to ensure thin coating. Finally, dip both sides of chops in bread crumbs, pressing crumbs with fingers to form an even, cohesive coating. Place breaded chops on wire rack set over baking sheet, allow coating to dry for about 5 minutes. (The recipe can be done ahead to this point; cover chops loosely with wax paper and refrigerate for up to one hour.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Heat a large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-low heat with enough olive oil to come halfway up the sides of the chops, about 1/4 cup. To flavor oil; stir in garlic, and cook until lightly browned. Remove garlic from skillet and discard or reserve for other uses. Increase heat to medium. When oil shimmers, add chops and fry 4 to 5 minutes on each side, until golden brown and crispy, or to an internal temperature between 150 and 160 degrees F. Drain on rack set over baking sheet, then transfer to a warm serving platter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the butter and sugars on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the pumpkin puree, then beat in the egg and vanilla.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and pumpkin pie spice. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Stir until fully incorporated. Cover and chill the dough for at least an hour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone liner. Mix the coating ingredients in a small bowl. Scoop equal dough balls and roll into the sugar mixture. Set on cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. Dip the bottom of a flat drinking glass into water, then into the sugar mixture and use to slightly flatten the dough balls. Recoat the bottom of the glass in the sugar-spice mixture as needed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bake the cookies for 12 to 14 minutes, or until baked through. Let cool on the baking sheets about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recipe from Teddy and seededatthetable.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Makes about 60 cookies</span></div>
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<b id="docs-internal-guid-55208af5-3cfa-4701-ca72-3d3583c99c78"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b>Chelsea and Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656984676116519066noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149515597618157431.post-70409613496078165742013-09-17T12:26:00.001-07:002013-09-17T12:26:38.645-07:00Lemon Dijon Quinoa Salad<b id="docs-internal-guid-39c11729-2d5f-ffcf-6bea-ebbb3e1960fd"></b><br />
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<b id="docs-internal-guid-39c11729-2d5f-ffcf-6bea-ebbb3e1960fd"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Quinoa has been a staple in my house for a long time. Not only do we use it for dinner at least two times a week, but I ALWAYS make extra so I can use it for other meals. Warmed with milk in the morning makes the perfect cereal, or adding a delicious dressing and fresh veggies turns your lunch into something special. I was planning on having a friend over for lunch, and I knew I wanted to serve a quinoa salad as a side dish to our meal. This recipe popped off the page, and I am sooo happy that I made it! Really, my friend raved after each and every bite. AND, I can’t even believe this, but my PICKEY 18 month-old son loved. every. bite. You will too!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemon Dijon Quinoa Salad</span></div>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HtB-ZzgxsDF7m5JKU5yyRgzdB9BsTJ1F1dyeoxdk5Hs/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Printable Version</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 cup quinoa, cooked</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In a food processor, add your spinach, cilantro, onion, and garlic and process until they are finely diced. You can do this by hand as well if you don’t have a food processor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Add the mixture to a large mixing bowl. Next add your chickpeas, avocados, tomatoes, and quinoa and stir until everything is combined and coated. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Make your dressing by whisking all the ingredients together. Pour over salad, and mix until combined. Set in fridge for about 10-15 minutes before serving so the flavors set.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recipe from thediva-dish.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Makes about 4 cups salad</span></div>
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<b id="docs-internal-guid-5b6c3636-0466-fbe8-4f1f-6a0a8df92135"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You are not alone...brussel Sprouts scare everyone. Even when I told my very own mom about this recipe she sounded skeptical! She told me that she has never had a brussel sprout that she liked, and I told her that she hasn’t’ had mine! I have two recipes, one quick, one that takes a little more time, that I urge you to make if you are scared of this delicious veggie! These </span><a href="http://mmmcafe.blogspot.com/2012/02/garlic-roasted-brussel-sprouts.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roasted Brussel Sprouts</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> give a deep, garlic flavor, while this </span><a href="http://mmmcafe.blogspot.com/2012/03/steamed-brussel-sprouts.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Steamed Brussel Sprouts </span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">recipe is light and fresh. While this recipe has raw brussel sprouts, it is totally different than cooked. It almost tastes like a cabbage salad...BUT it has bacon and Parmesan!!! That makes it right up my husbands ally, and it’s just how I drew him in to eat this healthy side dish:) You and your family will love it, too...give it a shot.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bacon and Brussel Sprout Salad</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 shallot, minced</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1/4 cup olive oil</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">salt and pepper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 dozen brussel sprouts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1/2 cup almonds</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 cup grated Pecorino-Romano cheese</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cook and crumble the bacon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Squeeze the juice of the lemon and orange into a large bowl with the shallots. Pour the oil into the bowl in a steady stream, whisking to form an emulsion (it should appear more creamy and less transparent). Season generously with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to use.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cut off stems to brussel sprouts, peeling off the 4 outer leaves. Using a mandoline or sharp knife, shave the brussel sprouts into thin slices to make a shredded/slaw texture. Rinse and dry to be sure they are clean.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Place the almonds in a food processor and pulse until chopped coarsely. Add ¾ of the almonds, cheese, and bacon to the shredded brussel sprouts; toss to combine. When ready to serve, toss with the dressing and sprinkle remaining almonds, cheese, and bacon over the top.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Serves 3 as a side dish</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recipe from pinchofyum.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fried Rice with Homemade Yoshidas {Copycat recipe}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3/4 cup brown sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3/4 cup white sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mix together, heat in saucepan and serve as desired. This sauce can be refrigerated for up to 1 week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4 cups rice or quinoa (prepared in advance)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 eggs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Heat sesame oil in a large skillet on medium heat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Add peas and carrots. Stir fry until tender.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In a separate pan, crack eggs and cook desired way. We love to have our yolk a little soft in order to break over noodles, but many prefer to scramble eggs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Combine rice or quinoa, eggs, and desired amount of yoshida sauce(the entire recipe above will be too much) to pan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sauce makes 2 1/2 cups</span></div>
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</b>Chelsea and Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656984676116519066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149515597618157431.post-22208318249134749052013-08-28T14:23:00.000-07:002013-08-28T14:23:42.888-07:00Lemon Muddy Buddies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b id="docs-internal-guid-3e949476-887b-d145-d04e-e6cde061acd8" style="line-height: 1.15;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It doesn’t get much better than peanut butter and chocolate, especially for me. That is definitely my weakness, in fact, every year for my birthday, my husband whips up this </span><a href="http://mmmcafe.blogspot.com/2010/02/codys-choco-peanut-butter-delight.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Choco-Peanut Butter Delight</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. It hits the spot...I wish he made it every month, not just once a year! With that said, I made peanut butter chocolate desserts so often that I decided to please my husband for once! He is all about tart lemon desserts, so when I saw these Lemon Muddy Buddies, I had to give them a shot. Can you guess who is the one who binged on them?! Yep, ME! Of course. I just couldn’t keep my little fingers away from these, and you won’t be able to either:)</span></b><b id="docs-internal-guid-3e949476-887b-d145-d04e-e6cde061acd8"></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Spread out on cookie sheet to cool; once completely cool, store at room temperature in airtight containers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recipe from lemontreedwelling.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Makes about 8 cups</span></div>
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</b>Chelsea and Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656984676116519066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149515597618157431.post-17093353704201988722013-08-20T18:09:00.000-07:002013-08-20T18:09:00.560-07:00Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies<b id="docs-internal-guid-2f2e0648-a212-10d6-e732-d5f1112cdf11"></b><br />
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<b id="docs-internal-guid-2f2e0648-a212-10d6-e732-d5f1112cdf11"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No bake cookies are my easy go-to late night snack. I don't have to turn on my oven, which is one less thing to do.They are such a quick fix for chocolate...unfortunately, I usually eat about 10 of these babies without slowing down! I just moved and I couldn’t find my cocoa powder, so I quickly search for a straight peanut butter recipe. HOLY COW! I loved these! Unlike the chocolate ones, these cookies have brown sugar. It creates such a delicious depth of flavor in them. MMM my mouth is watering right now!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1/8 cup butter </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spread a sheet of wax paper onto your counter to cool cookies on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In a large bowl add oatmeal, peanut butter and vanilla, set aside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In a medium saucepan combine sugar, milk and butter and cook over medium heat and bring to a boil. Boil mixture for a full minute.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Remove from the heat and pour oatmeal mixture into saucepan and stir until oatmeal is completely coated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spoon out cookie sized scoops onto the waxed paper and allow to cool until set and firm. Store in an airtight container.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Makes about 30 cookies</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recipe from www.stillmagnolias.blogspot.ca</span></div>
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